Daily Rome Shot 1370 – A plea from a traditional group

Let’s continue with a few more pics from the digs of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta on the Aventine Hill.

I received this from a reader who also requested a Mass intention for the same.  This seems a worthy cause:

Hi Fr Z,
Huge fan of your blog and work.
I’m an advisor with a faithful Catholic high school in Richmond, Va
that is struggling to stay open. We are desperately fundraising around
50k to keep our doors open and plan for the future.
We are all Latin Mass families seeking to provide a Catholic liberal
arts education and grow in the Richmond area.
We would be eternally indebted to you if you can pray and offer a Mass
for our cause and/or share this link with your readers:
https://www.cardinalnewmanacademy.org/donate

In the hands of Our Lady Help of Christians

Many hands make lighter work.  I understand that “Most of our families and teachers are Latin Mass devotees.”    Most, not all.  Which means that there is a broad spectrum here but solidly on the sane side.  AND… at their website (which I checked) I saw a photo of one of the board members playing chess.  It must be a good place!   They have 4 levels of Latin and an elective in Ancient Greek.

Welcome Registrant:

Tx Trad

And there’s this… FINALLY…

Abuser Bishop Zanchetta, protected by Francis, returns to Argentina from Rome, probably pushed out by Pope Leo. Continued lenient treatment by Church and State outrages survivors. #CatholicX #CatholicChurch #Catholic #Church https://t.co/bpeMM235Oc pic.twitter.com/EaNAWD2WwO

— Catholic Conclave (@cathconclave) June 4, 2025

Yup…

St. Peter’s Square erupts with joy at the General Audience. The Pope tries to finish his sentence, but the crowd takes over: ‘Leone! Leone!’ He swallows, smiles shyly. History is being made as more and more pilgrims meet the Catholic Church’s new Pope! pic.twitter.com/dCwlLtW550

— EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) June 5, 2025

In chessy news…  Norway Chess is back on again today.

Meanwhile, there is a tough puzzle from chess.com.  I had to work on this one for a few minutes. 1. Qc8+ Bxc8 2. Nc7+ Kb8 3. Nc6+ Kb7 4. a6+ Kxc6 5. b5#

White to move.  Force mate!

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Interested in learning?  Try THIS.

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